Nixon

Nixon: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“son of Nick”
Origin
English
Say it
NIK-sun · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (96% of all uses)

An English surname from the medieval given name Nick, short for Nicholas. As a first name, it reflects the modern use of surnames as given names.

How popular is Nixon?

202485.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Nixon in 2024284

2024 rank#874 boys

Peak year2017

Total US babies since 18807,508

Nixon has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Nixon

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Nixon questions

What does the name Nixon mean?

Nixon means "son of Nick". It comes from English. An English surname from the medieval given name Nick, short for Nicholas. As a first name, it reflects the modern use of surnames as given names.

Is Nixon a boy or girl name?

Nixon is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nixon?

284 US babies were named Nixon in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.

How do you pronounce Nixon?

Nixon is usually pronounced NIK-sun.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.